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Postby kbee » Wed 19.05.2021, 19:04

Fitted a Piper 2.25 exhaust with two silencers then went out fearing the worst . Boost went to just short of 1bar , revs to 7k on the flat and uphill in both high and low gears ............nothing happened , ran perfectly ,. Can anyone explain why some cars overboost while others don't ?
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Re: over boost lottery

Postby Fredjohn » Wed 19.05.2021, 19:33

Can you pick my lottery numbers for this weekend please?

Two possible reasons, and there may be more:

1 The waste gate has already been ported.
2 it's less likely to happen with a 2¼" pipe than a 2½"

I have a 2¼ Powerflow exhaust and have never suffered over boost. But there again I don't know if it was ported before I bought the car!

Others no doubt will be along with other reasons. :poke:
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Re: over boost lottery

Postby Rambo » Wed 19.05.2021, 20:50

I have never suffered overboost with any of the 3 exhausts I've fitted (Cybox, Piper, PNM) on 3 different cars. No wastegate porting on any of them :?

BTW, the winning numbers for this w/e are 2, 6, 10, 12, 15 and 29 :wink:
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Re: over boost lottery

Postby HJ2 » Wed 19.05.2021, 20:59

Wait till winyer temperatures outside… then we’ll talk again ;-)
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Re: over boost lottery

Postby Rambo » Wed 19.05.2021, 21:29

HJ2 wrote:Wait till winyer temperatures outside… then we’ll talk again ;-)


? WTF ? Never had any problems at -16C
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Re: over boost lottery

Postby GeoffSmith » Wed 19.05.2021, 21:36

HJ2 wrote:Wait till winyer temperatures outside… then we’ll talk again ;-)


Howay man, he's from Newcastle - divvent yee knaa it's cad up thor.
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Re: over boost lottery

Postby Rambo » Wed 19.05.2021, 22:27

GeoffSmith wrote:
HJ2 wrote:Wait till winyer temperatures outside… then we’ll talk again ;-)


Howay man, he's from Newcastle - divvent yee knaa it's cad up thor.


Geof's been on the malt whisky again dinnae yae ken?
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Re: over boost lottery

Postby HJ2 » Wed 19.05.2021, 22:37

Geoff, seriously….
I had to read this 10 times out loud before i got it :lol:
It is the same when our Belgian friend Ivo talks, only that is real-time, so even harder.

Damn, it is time for a beer together!

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Re: over boost lottery

Postby Rambo » Wed 19.05.2021, 22:42

HJ2 wrote:Rambo! Join us so we can explain you why your car is perhaps not the benchmark of all things Elan 8)


Just as long as I don't have to drink that beerenburger boomsma stuff :?

Howay the lads :wink:
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